Welcome to Matoaca ...

Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matoaca, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Matoaca is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Matoaca lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Matoaca lies within the (804) area code.

Websites for Matoaca ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.chesterfieldchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Matoaca, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Matoaca ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Matoaca.

• Petersburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <3>
• Hopewell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <3>
• Colonial Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <3>
• Stony Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <3>
• Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• Chesterfield Court House
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield Court House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Court House
  • Chesterfield Court House is located in Chesterfield County
• Screamersville ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Screamersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
  • Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
• Beulah Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
  • Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
• Meadowville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
  • Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
• Bellwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Matoaca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Matoaca.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Matoaca. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Matoaca.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Matoaca. See our Newspapers Page for Matoaca.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matoaca ...

Looking for more information about Matoaca? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Matoaca, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Matoaca.

Adding Matoaca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Matoaca in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Matoaca was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Matoaca on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matoaca.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Matoaca. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Chesterfield County: www.co.chesterfield.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/